Finding the other 5%: Understanding the role of social networking technologies in building personal networks for young adults with cancer

ECSCW 2009 - Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 105-122

  Ashkanasy, Shawn ^a   Vetere, Frank ^a   Davis, Hillary ^a   Shanks, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; MOBILE TELEPHONY; PERSONAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES; SUPPORT NETWORKS; YOUNG ADULTS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 78651401997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-854-4_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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